Super short week this week with our snow day added, but we managed to get some nice photos of when we were here.
Next week we will be starting ART for March, Youth Art Month. Below are some great ways to support youth arts at home too.
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Percy Pig Puppets
Enjoy all the hard work families did on Friendship cards and mailboxes. Great week of discussing being kind, friends are friends even when they are not together.
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| Click for link to at home activities. Love if you would email pictures of anything you do at home!!! beth.fox@edgerton.k12.wi.us |
Discovery Area
(Objects change with themes and seasons)
When I engage with natural materials from the world around me I am learning…
to nurture my natural sense of adventure and curiosity.
to develop an understanding of the natural world.
persistent problem solving.
the basic elements of scientific reasoning (making and testing predictions, seeking evidence, drawing conclusions).
Library and Play School Area
When I listen to reading and engage with books, I am learning…
that learning to read is important and fun!
that letters on a page represent words.
to interpret pictures to represent ideas.
to follow the development of thoughts and ideas in the plot of a story.
When I play with puzzles, games, and loose parts, I am learning…
about math concepts, like the relationships of parts to the whole.
about attributes such as shape, size, and color.
eye-hand coordination, small motor skills, and problem solving.
vocabulary related to the materials I use.
Letters & Literacy Center
When I use writing boards, magnetic letters, and sensory bins, I am learning,...
about the alphabet and how letters are formed.
how to use mark making as a way to communicate my ideas to others.
Construction Center
blocks, Legos, vehicles, building materials
When I play with blocks, I am learning…
Sand and
Water Table
When I play with water and other materials in the sensory table, I am learning…
When I play in the kitchen area with food and dolls, I am learning…
to use my imagination and act out different roles.
to cooperate and negotiate with others during play.
to develop and use more complex vocabulary.
to solve problems through negotiation with my peers.
to improvise, using things in a symbolic way to represent something else.
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| Art we created to welcome patients at the Edgerton Community Hospital |
When I paint, scribble, and draw, I am learning…
to develop my imagination and creativity.
to hold writing utensils correctly.
about color and shape concepts.
to communicate my feelings and ideas to others.
concepts of symmetry, balance, and design.
It was a purr - fect week of pets. We really thought it was funny that a porcupine was named Fluffy and a rhino was named Hippo.
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We talked about caring for pets, being kind and opposites.
